Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-23
IREII.AIRE.

The Martins Ferry barrel and key fac
tory in this city is doing u big business.
iii lI"nry'S minstrclS partdc,l the
streets in fine uniform yesterday ut noon,
and their show last night drew biz crowd.
Jesse Turner, who has been absent from
the city for some time, is among the boys
again.
John Crooks, formerly REGISTERS local
man from here, but now of st. Paul,
Mimi. was in town seeing old friends yes
ttcrday.
\ rise in the river, nut an end to the
elegant skating.
Mr.. Hut, painter and decorator, has To-
Gated in this city.
The newly musical organization organ
lied on Wednesday by e~lecting the follow
ing officers: President, Mr.. Geo. Merit;
First Vice President, Mr.. Fred Archer;
Second Vice President, Mr.. VIM. Reed;
Secretary, Mr.. IL. II. Miller; Treasurer,
Mrs. Elizabeth Carroll; Librarian, Mr..
Clint Milli@in. Mr.. Scott lIeathcrington
was elected Director, with MIR. 4. J. Nor
ton rs assistant, and Miss Rose Somehow,
pianist, with the following persons as AS
~S;StantS: Prot. Armstrong, Miss Morgan,
Mrs. l.. T.. Woodbridge, Miss Bessie Bat
tellc and Miss Maggie Battellc.
The Bellairc Nail Works has given its
steel workers the advance they asked and
the plant will resume on Monday. The
wages will he the same ~ those paid ut
Homestead and are higher than those re-
ceived at the Riverside.
Frank Rinker, l.. Il o. operator ut
Spencer, is visiting his parents Mt this
place.
Several Wheeling wholesale grOccrS con-
tributed so each to the fund for the im-
provement of the Public Square.
Mrs. Holiday, ofSteuhenvillc, took part
in the installation of officers in Spangler
Post last evening.
Mrs. l.. Turner has opened 4 restaurant
in Mr.. Shearer'S old stand.
Will OLIVER, the painter, went to TiltOn-
Vile yesterday where he was married to n
young lady OF that place.
w. +. Pearson has been doing no work
on the Tribune for the past two weeks ow-
ing to the illness OF his wife and children.
Miss Annie Harvey, of Wheeling is Wis
ting the family of John Parks.
Rellaire will SOon have Il musical organ
izatiOn of which she will feel proud. On
last Wednesday evening about forty Of our
music loving people met at the home Of
Miss Rosa Somehow and perfected what
is to be q permanent club. 1t is the in
tentiOn of the members to rent Il room and
furnish it with q piano. During the
spring vocal and Instrumental concerts
will he given TO which all will he invi-
ted. The new club starts off well and we
hope it will have Il long and prosperous
life. Tue next meeting will be held to-
morrow evening, when a number of new
members will he added to the present
large list.
A young gentleman of this city attended
a party ut Beallsyille the other evening.
The affair was under the auspices of the
young ladies, who had given notice that
they would give a supper and serve the
edibles themselves. The principal subject
for attack was oysters, hut the young men
came very near dying before they were
allowed to pitch in. 1t so happened that
when the yonng ladies were about to pre-
pare the bivalveS not one of them knew
how to do it. At last they were compelled
no tell their misfortune. Two of the boys
then went to work and prepared the meal.
Most people will hardly believe this, but
| our informant says it is = fact.
Jackson Myers property on Belmont
street will he sold at assignees sale on
February 9th.
The BenwoOd ferryboat has been put in
q prccariOuS condition by the ice, and may
he wrecked.
The dance of Buckeye Six" takes place
! on Friday evening.
lola, little daughter of ]. W. Coulson, is
seriously i'll.
The Baldwin Theater Company played
TO 4 full hOhSe last evening.
John MOtter will repaiAt Geo. Muth's
large storeroOm, which is situated on Bel
mont street.
! The revival in the A. NJ. Z. Church is
still in prOgreSS. 4 series of meetings be-
gins in the South NJ. L. Church to-day.
| The steel works will resume III full to-
morrow.
The G. & p. has at last cOndeScended to
spend q few dollars on its rattle-trap of 8